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But, it might just work as the motto for some glasses collectors! Don't worry girls! For the most part, these guys aren't going to run up to you on the street and grab your glasses, but they may want to buy them from you when you get a new pair! My Glasses? Why? Well, why does anyone collect anything? Actually, even though I don't collect myself, there are some neat reasons when it comes to glasses. Much like jewelry, glasses are unique and sometimes a work of art. Like snowflakes, no two pairs are quite the same. And then there is the personal part. For a short period, everything you see comes through those lenses. Boy, if glasses could talk!! I remember back when I was a teen there was one pair I collected. It was my girlfriends. I noticed that one day she was wearing slightly different glasses. I asked her, "What did you do with your old pair?" She said, "I threw them out!" (She was having a fight with her parents who kept buying her the same style, but that's another story.) I was shocked!! I quickly invited myself over that afternoon to do what I figured was a "Mission Impossible" style search of her house. As it turned out, I didn't have to look far, they were in a waste basket in her bedroom. I quickly slipped them in my pocket and smuggled them home. Several weeks later, after I had told her about my interest, I told her about the glasses. She laughed and told me it was ok just as long as I never brought them back, which was fine with me! Now, on to professional collectors. Yep, professional. This takes the whole concept one big step further. You old glasses are worth money! This is not about recycling, this is about collecting. The more unusual your glasses are, in general the more they are worth.
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